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rewarded by the city via the guild based on how strong the monsters you got were. That thing.”
Aha.
Ainz understood now. Putting Peter’s work that wasn’t work into
Yggdrasil
and similar game terms, they would grind monsters for drops.
“If you want to make a living, it has to be done,” the druid, Dyne, solemnly noted.
Then Lukrut chimed in, “We get to eat. Things are less dangerous for other people. Merchants can travel safely. The country can collect their taxes. Nobody loses!”
“Nowadays, any country with guilds has this system, but it’s surprising because even just five years ago it wasn’t like that,” Ninya said, and everyone nodded nostalgically. They practically forgot about Ainz and started going off on various tangents. He couldn’t participate in the conversation at all. It would be too suspicious if he knew nothing about the country he was in, so he decided to just listen silently.
“Long live the Golden Princess, right?”
“The proposal ran into some setbacks, but I heard she was motioning to get rid of the foot tax for adventurers, too.”
“Whoa. It’s amazing that she thought so highly of us.”
“Right? She did all that even though we’re armed groups that haven’t proven our loyalty to the kingdom. Depending on the team, some might even be enemies! Not even the empire is that tolerant.”
“That princess really does have some wonderful ideas…even though they mostly get shot down.”
“I hope I get to marry a lady that gorgeous!”
“You got a lotta work to do if you’re hoping to join the ranks of the nobles!”
“No—no way, no way. That stiff, formal life ain’t for me.”
“Oh, c’mon, it’d be great to be a noble! It’s established by the country that you get to screw over the people and do whatever you want!”
The true feelings behind Ninya’s smile were beginning to show. Ainz knit his nonexistent brow under his helmet, but Narberal was unfazed.
Lukrut called out in a purposely lighthearted voice, “Yikes! Always with the harsh words! You hate the nobles as usual, huh?”
“I know that some of them are honest people, but…as someone whose older sister was abducted by those pigs, I just can’t…”
“Well, this conversation has taken an unexpected turn! We probably don’t need to discuss this sort of thing in front of Momon and Nabe!”
On board with Dyne’s course correction, Peter cleared his throat rather deliberately and continued his explanation, “Well, so that’s about it. We’ll be on the lookout for monsters in this area. This close to civilization there probably won’t be anything too strong… I hope that doesn’t bother you, Momon?”
Peter took out a sheet of parchment and opened it across the middle of the table. It seemed to be a rough map of the area, with groves and forests, rivers, and other features indicated.
“Our basic plan is to head south and hunt around here.” He started from the middle of the parchment and traced down with his finger to an area near a forest in the south. “We’ll mainly be fighting monsters that come out of the forest on the Slane Theocracy border. The only monsters that are likely to use weapons or launch an attack on someone with an escort are goblins at the nastiest.”
“Yeah, they’re weak, though, so even if we take ’em out the pay is peanuts.”
Ainz wondered a bit about their relaxed attitude. The goblins he’d known in
Yggdrasil
all had various names and had been anywhere from level 1 to 50—it wasn’t possible to lump them all together like that. If they weren’t careful, they could find themselves in trouble.
Are they so laid-back because they’re sure high-level goblins won’t show up around here? Or is it because in this world goblins just aren’t so tough?
“…There aren’t any strong goblins?”
“Yes, there are. But they don’t hide out in the forest we’re headed to. The strong goblins are the ones who lead tribes. I can’t imagine they’d
Aha.
Ainz understood now. Putting Peter’s work that wasn’t work into
Yggdrasil
and similar game terms, they would grind monsters for drops.
“If you want to make a living, it has to be done,” the druid, Dyne, solemnly noted.
Then Lukrut chimed in, “We get to eat. Things are less dangerous for other people. Merchants can travel safely. The country can collect their taxes. Nobody loses!”
“Nowadays, any country with guilds has this system, but it’s surprising because even just five years ago it wasn’t like that,” Ninya said, and everyone nodded nostalgically. They practically forgot about Ainz and started going off on various tangents. He couldn’t participate in the conversation at all. It would be too suspicious if he knew nothing about the country he was in, so he decided to just listen silently.
“Long live the Golden Princess, right?”
“The proposal ran into some setbacks, but I heard she was motioning to get rid of the foot tax for adventurers, too.”
“Whoa. It’s amazing that she thought so highly of us.”
“Right? She did all that even though we’re armed groups that haven’t proven our loyalty to the kingdom. Depending on the team, some might even be enemies! Not even the empire is that tolerant.”
“That princess really does have some wonderful ideas…even though they mostly get shot down.”
“I hope I get to marry a lady that gorgeous!”
“You got a lotta work to do if you’re hoping to join the ranks of the nobles!”
“No—no way, no way. That stiff, formal life ain’t for me.”
“Oh, c’mon, it’d be great to be a noble! It’s established by the country that you get to screw over the people and do whatever you want!”
The true feelings behind Ninya’s smile were beginning to show. Ainz knit his nonexistent brow under his helmet, but Narberal was unfazed.
Lukrut called out in a purposely lighthearted voice, “Yikes! Always with the harsh words! You hate the nobles as usual, huh?”
“I know that some of them are honest people, but…as someone whose older sister was abducted by those pigs, I just can’t…”
“Well, this conversation has taken an unexpected turn! We probably don’t need to discuss this sort of thing in front of Momon and Nabe!”
On board with Dyne’s course correction, Peter cleared his throat rather deliberately and continued his explanation, “Well, so that’s about it. We’ll be on the lookout for monsters in this area. This close to civilization there probably won’t be anything too strong… I hope that doesn’t bother you, Momon?”
Peter took out a sheet of parchment and opened it across the middle of the table. It seemed to be a rough map of the area, with groves and forests, rivers, and other features indicated.
“Our basic plan is to head south and hunt around here.” He started from the middle of the parchment and traced down with his finger to an area near a forest in the south. “We’ll mainly be fighting monsters that come out of the forest on the Slane Theocracy border. The only monsters that are likely to use weapons or launch an attack on someone with an escort are goblins at the nastiest.”
“Yeah, they’re weak, though, so even if we take ’em out the pay is peanuts.”
Ainz wondered a bit about their relaxed attitude. The goblins he’d known in
Yggdrasil
all had various names and had been anywhere from level 1 to 50—it wasn’t possible to lump them all together like that. If they weren’t careful, they could find themselves in trouble.
Are they so laid-back because they’re sure high-level goblins won’t show up around here? Or is it because in this world goblins just aren’t so tough?
“…There aren’t any strong goblins?”
“Yes, there are. But they don’t hide out in the forest we’re headed to. The strong goblins are the ones who lead tribes. I can’t imagine they’d
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